Obama, Castro in first sit-down between US, Cuban leaders in more than 50 years

2015/04/11
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro shake hands as U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) looks on, before the inauguration of the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama City April 10, 2015 (Reuters / Panama Presidency)

The meeting has been confirmed by the White House press service.


The US President has thanked Castro for the “spirit of openness” during the remarkable meeting that followed the historic handshake between the two leaders, AFP reported on Saturday.


The meeting took place as both nations attended the Summit of the America’s, which is being held in Panama City.



Over the past 50 or so years, the relations between the leaders of the United States and Cuba have been particularly strained, as after a socialist revolution in the 1950s Havana had to face an American embargo. It was only last year that the two countries announced that would be working to improve the relationship.


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